..To test the accuracy of five practical depression screening strategies in older adults residing in residential care/assisted living (RC/AL)...

Perceptions of depression among dementia caregivers: findings from the CATIE-AD trial

Lea C WatsonDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USAInt J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:397-402. 2011

..For patients with Alzheimer's disease complicated by behavioral disturbances, to use single questions about perceived depression and assess patient and caregiver accuracy in recognizing patient depression...

Depression in assisted living is common and related to physical burden

Lea C WatsonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAAm J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:876-83. 2006

..The objective of this study was to obtain a direct estimate of the prevalence of depression, its associated factors, and rates of treatment among residents of assisted living (AL) facilities in central Maryland...